Ohio State University has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle legal claims brought by hundreds of former student athletes who alleged they were sexually abused by former university doctor Richard Strauss, according to CBS News and the Associated Press.
The settlement, approved by the university’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday, covers all but one of the 280 survivors who still had active claims in ongoing federal litigation. Once finalized, it could bring an end to a legal battle that has continued since 2018.
Ohio State University has reached a $100 million settlement with nearly 300 former students who had accused the school's campus doctor of sexually assaulting them decades ago, the school and a lawyer for the victims said https://t.co/cONqIkoGOA
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University President Ravi Bellamkonda said resolving the matter is an important step forward and thanked survivors for coming forward. According to the report, Ohio State had previously paid more than $61 million to settle claims involving 317 other survivors.
An independent investigation previously found that numerous university officials were aware of complaints about Strauss as early as 1979 but failed to take meaningful action. Strauss worked at Ohio State from 1978 to 1998 and died in 2005.
The report said former athletes have long argued that concerns about Strauss's conduct were widely known but were not adequately addressed by university officials.
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